Kangaroo Palace

Kangaroo Palace is a compelling Australian drama with an all-star cast as the story is told of four Australians who leave their birth country for the home of The Beatles, the fashion industry, drugs and night clubs. In London, they confront sex, destiny, love, failure and success. It is 1966 and Catherine Macaleese is counting the days 'til she meets her father, a distant childhood memory, and starts a new life with him in England. Heather Randall is Catherine's cousin and closest friend who puts her marriage plans on hold to travel on the Oriana. Richard Turner, an aspiring journalist, decides to try his luck on Fleet Street, and promises his fiancée, Sandy, that he will return in a few months. Jack Gill, heading along a path of self-destruction, embarks on the journey at the last minute. On board, Jack disappears with the group's money and the trio arrive penniless. The only contact they have is a friend of Jack's, the mysterious Terence Foster-Burrows. He shows little surprise for their predicament and offers them rooms in the Palace.

Format: TV Mini-Series
Genre: Drama
Year: 1997
Executive Producers: Rebecca Gibney, Andrew Knight, and Steve Vizard
Producer: Ewan Burnett
Written and created by: Deborah Cox and Andrew Knight
Directed by: Robert Marchand
Cast: Jacqueline McKenzie, John Polson, Rebecca Gibney, Jeremy Sims

Available on DVD from Chaos.com